New World for Female Prizefighting By David A. Avila Once upon a time very few boxing fans paid attention to the female prizefighter world and those that did, were labeled kooks. Those days are gone and female prize fights are being televised and streamed but there are changes that come with it. Important changes. […]
Official Statement by Claressa Shields Posted by ThePrizefighters.com An official statement from Claressa Shields was sent to thePrizefighters.com and to other boxing media sites on Saturday afternoon. After the cataclysmic event that led to the cancellation of the long-awaited Shields versus Ivana Habazin super welterweight world title fight on Saturday Oct. 5, an e-mail […]
Ewa Brodnicka Wins Questionable Decision Over Edith Soledad Matthysse in Poland By Phil Woolever WBO super featherweight champion Ewa Brodnicka, 129, wore quite a revealing outfit to the weigh in for her well-publicized defense against Argentina’s Edith Soledad Matthysse, 127 3/4. Brodnicka showed plenty of skin for the publicity cameras, but it […]
Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin Cancelled After Attack on Trainer By David A. Avila A sneak attack against Ivana Habazin’s trainer by an unknown assailant as Claressa Shields was about to weigh-in sent trainer James Ali Bashir to the hospital and scuttled the super welterweight championship fight. Today was supposed to be 24-year-old Shields […]
Claressa Shields Chasing Legendary Status and More Female Fight News By David A. Avila Take advantage and watch one of the most dynamic and influential prizefighters in the history of the sport when Claressa “T-Rex” Shields encounters Ivana Habazin for the vacant WBO super welterweight world title on Saturday. Fighters like Shields don’t come […]
DAZN, Showtime and Women’s Boxing and Female Fight News By David A. Avila Three years have passed since female Olympians removed their head gear and obtained professional licenses. In 2016, former gold medalists Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor departed the amateur boxing world and entered the prize rings without skipping a beat. Women’s prizefighting […]
Mark Taffet; From Corn and Peas to Mayweather and Pacquiao By Felipe Leon Life can take you down many roads. One day you are analyzing how well a particular brand of frozen peas are doing with housewives in a supermarket, another day you are in the thick of negotiations for the biggest […]
Franchon Crews Dezurn to Face Maricela Cornejo Again in L.A. By David A. Avila One day you’re facing the heavyweight world champion, the next day it’s a former foe. It’s a topsy-turvy world for WBC super middleweight titlist Franchon Crews Dezurn and other female prizefighters. A last minute change of opponents due to visa […]
Second Coming of Women’s Boxing with Title Clashes in NYC and LA By David A. Avila When Pat Emerick, a stylishly dressed 88-year-old, walked into a ballroom in South San Francisco, all of those in attendance got to their feet and lustily applauded female boxing’s oldest living world champion boxer. It’s been a long […]
Alicia Napoleon TKOs Baldwin, Reis and Joseph Win Too By David A. Avila Alicia Napoleon proved too experienced for Schemelle Baldwin despite her amateur background and stopped the taller fight by technical knockout to retain the WBA super middleweight title on Thursday. Headlining a fight card featuring three female fights Napoleon (12-1, 7 KOs) […]